Direct Quotes

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For the sensory thinker, the world of the mind bears a direct physical resemblance to the world outside. — Robert Sommer
We have always wanted Google to be a company that is deserving of great love. But we recognize this is an ambitious goal because most… — Larry Page
Our Children no longer learn how to read the great book of Nature from their own direct experience, or how to interact creatively with the… — Wendell Berry
The prudent person may direct a state, but it is the enthusiast who regenerates or ruins it — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
To me there never has been a higher source of honour or distinction than that connected with advances in science. I have not possessed enough… — Humphry Davy
(After meeting her birth mother after more than 40 years) We exchange bunches of orchids, laughing at the coincidence of the flowers. A little unnerving:… — Jackie Kay
Estimates suggest that from 20 to 50 million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long… — Frances M. Young
The human brain is the most public organ on the face of the earth, open to everything, sending out messages to everything. To be sure,… — Lewis Thomas
Education is useless without the Bible. The Bible was America's basic text book in all fields. God's Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all… — Noah Webster
Oh, eternal and everlasting God, direct my thoughts, words and work. Wash away my sins in the immaculate blood of the Lamb and purge my… — George Washington
Driven from every other corner of the earth, freedom of thought and the right of private judgment in matters of conscience direct their course to… — Samuel Adams
Through the survival of their children, happy parents are able to think calmly, and with a very practical affection, of a world in which they… — Walter Pater
The goodness of the true pun is in the direct ratio of its intolerability. — Edgar Allan Poe
We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; God has provided for this, by appointing his angels… — Thomas Aquinas
The Angels are the dispensers and administrators of the Divine beneficence toward us. They regard our safety, undertake our defense, direct our ways, and exercise… — John Calvin
Here is my wish for you and every other child, woman, and man on the face of the earth: Spend one week saying only kind,… — Cheri Huber
Ours is a society of denial that conditions us to protect ourselves from any direct difficulty and discomfort. We expend enormous energy denying our insecurity,… — Jack Kornfield
Your genius will shine through, and happiness will fill your life, the instant you discover your higher purpose and direct all your energies towards it. — Robin Sharma
We possess within us a force of incalculable power, which if we direct it in a conscious and wise manner, gives us the mastery of… — Emile Coue
... direct [people] towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

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